Im soo pissed. I was WOT last night in my DOdge intrepid 95 3.5L ES and I made it up to about 90 when the timing belt broke and slammed all the valves against the pistons. IM SOOOO FREEKIN mad because I just did the Big 3 lol. And Now I I can't listen to my TCAB setup.

So time for a new car...Which one do ya pick?
http://www.caradisiac.com/media/images/le_mag/mag174/nouv_honda_s2000_01.jpg or...
http://www.autosportvolkswagenparts.com/images/vw-gti.jpg

ighettoboyi

02-23-2006, 10:48 AM

that's what you get for having an american car...

....and a tcab box ;)

Blunt

02-23-2006, 10:51 AM

no thats what happens when a timing belt breaks in a fwd vehicle. the cams freespin as does the crank causeing them to come into nasty contact with each other.

cosmiccharlie

02-23-2006, 10:53 AM

How many miles did the timing belt have on it?

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 11:06 AM

that's what you get for having an american car...

Timing belts don't go out on Hondas? I think it is more like, thats what you get when you beat an already tired engine you ignorant ****.

Mynameismcgyver

02-23-2006, 11:08 AM

no more then 30k :(

Well....I can attest that European cars such as Toyotas and Hondas last a liltte bit longer but thats not to say they don't have problems. My dad has a Honda Civic hatch back 1988 with 207K that ran like an ox but the outside of the car was ****...And the Alt, starter had to be replaced. The Ac fan motor also crapped out. My car had nothing wrong it @ 166k...Cept I put a tranny in it 2 K miles ago.

twistedtrik

02-23-2006, 11:13 AM

Toyotas and Hondas are European? When did that happen?

Blunt

02-23-2006, 11:18 AM

Toyotas and Hondas are European? When did that happen?
:laugh: timing belt went out on my honda accord got lucky timing belt went out on friends 240 bam no more motor

no more then 30k :(
****! It shouldn't have gone that quick. Was it an OEM belt or an aftermarket? 60k-90k is the usual suggested interval for a timing belt.

myvanpounds

02-23-2006, 11:45 AM

this is the bible:

American Trucks > Japanese Trucks

Eruopean Cars > Japanese Cars > Americcan cars

JAZN

02-23-2006, 11:47 AM

I pick the s2k.

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 12:12 PM

this is the bible:

American Trucks > Japanese Trucks

Eruopean Cars > Japanese Cars > Americcan carsYa ok *******. According to this then, I should buy a daewoo before I buy a Cadillac. This kind of blind statemnt is pure ignorance in this day and age.

American companies have won just as many awards on quality and value as imports in the past 10 years. In fact it is even hard to say whats import and what isn't anymore, because of cross-platforming and sharing technologies. The lines are so blurred that the badges are nearly the only clues. Every region has it's good cars and its bad cars and pros and cons to each one.

Daewoo is Korean and a large portion of GM's vehicles are now made by them :p:I know that and I was waiting to spring the **** trap you bish. Actually to be more accurate Daewoo has always been a GM owned/operated company. They only uyse the Daewoos for low end econoboxes in the GM domestic lineup though, hardly a large portion.

cosmiccharlie

02-23-2006, 01:28 PM

Wow this thread went to arguing domestic or import real fast!

THUNDERBIRD

02-23-2006, 01:44 PM

get the jetta they look nice

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 01:45 PM

GM didn't become a majority stakeholder in Daewoo Motors until August of this year ... They were minority stakeholders since 1972, though, but a minority stakeholder doesn't have complete control over a company ...As big as GM is, they had ENOUGH control/influence. Plus your facts are seriously WRONG. Most assets were purchased by GM in 2001.

After Toyota's withdrawal in 1972, Shinjin Motor started a joint venture with General Motors under the name General Motors Korea, but was renamed again in 1976 to Saehan Motor. After the Daewoo Group gained control in 1982 the name was changed to Daewoo Motors. In the early 1990s the company started to expand heavily throughout the world. Until 1996 all cars were based on models from General Motors. After the Asian financial crisis started in 1997, it took over the troubled jeep specialist SsangYong in 1998, but ran into financial trouble in 1999.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Daewoo

I took the liberty to highlight a key phrase in there that indicates more than a backseat role for GM since 1972. befoe August of 05 they still had 66% of shares between them and their partners. That is hardly a small stockholder.

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 01:49 PM

Wow this thread went to arguing domestic or import real fast!
I am not aguing that fight one bit. I am arguing that neither is the absolute answer and that everyone has their strangths and weaknesses. Only certain ignorant shits are claiming one side superior.

DiamondFanatic

02-23-2006, 01:50 PM

Swedish cars FTW
Do yourself a favor and go buy a pre GM saab...

marv554

02-23-2006, 01:51 PM

go with the s2k

gotta love that vtec :)

davidwm88

02-23-2006, 02:34 PM

Acutally most suzuki cars are made by daewoo, my forenza is and so is teh reno I believe the only true suzuki is the Areo. Basically its a daewoo with a suzuki tag.

Lunchbocks

02-23-2006, 02:42 PM

back to the topic instead of fueling this pointless and never ending argument...

i'd vote for the s2000

the american vs import argument will never die, especially with where both are manufactured nowadays. i typically like and dislike at least one vehicle from almost any manufacturer, face it most companies have a flagship and crap too, and you cant compare a corvette to a civic or an evo to a cavalier, as a lot of people seem to do uneven comparisons to support their argument either way.

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 03:15 PM

GM doesn't own Suzuki either ... doesn't matter that they're business partners, GM still didn't have a majority stake in Daewoo until 2005 ...To say that is poppycock they had just as much ownership as anyone else. Daewoo itself had only 33%. GM had a big say in what they did. If you really think some small **** ant company like that didn't take suggestion from a financial partner like GM seriously then your pretty **** blind.

IamDeMan

02-23-2006, 03:16 PM

back to the topic instead of fueling this pointless and never ending argument...

i'd vote for the s2000

the american vs import argument will never die, especially with where both are manufactured nowadays. i typically like and dislike at least one vehicle from almost any manufacturer, face it most companies have a flagship and crap too, and you cant compare a corvette to a civic or an evo to a cavalier, as a lot of people seem to do uneven comparisons to support their argument either way.
That is what I have been saying. Echo much?

JimJ

02-23-2006, 03:22 PM

I would steer clear of the S2000...with the way you seem to drive, that poor car won't know what hit it :D